sinbad Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 Did you drop over the edge off a cliff with that speed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggsy Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 was the hill called mount eggmont/ or mount cook ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenon Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 At that speed i could take off on my splash gaurd Do i win something for going that fast? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbow Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 So useing kites is really slowing us down eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 You are not allowed to fire the GPS out of a cannon, but if you were in a buggy being fired out of a cannon????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky21 Posted June 3, 2007 Report Share Posted June 3, 2007 To me the smaller the kite the better. Rationale being that to go really fast you need a really big wind, and then the balls to throw something up! The bigger the kite the more drag. Yes more power of course, but friction on the surface area plays a part. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Truth Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 ?? the bigger the kite the more drag, please explain? how would a bigger kite get more drag just by being bigger? the lift component in the l/d argument goes up at the same rate and the larger kite can run the same rigging as the physical load the kite is lugging can be the same so line and rigging drag can be halved by going from 2.5 to 10 sqm and has a visable effect on a kites envelope, in my book bigger kites can have less drag. luv istt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky21 Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Simply an observation of mine factoring in also that big kites in big winds (until the depowerables came along) can simply just overpower the rider to go sideways and lose speed. If I am wrong about the drag of a large surface area, then cool, lesson learnt. My focus is to go quick, my practical expereince is that I am better to do this on a small race kite, again however before the depowerables came along. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Truth Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 sounds like we need a race track so you can observe some times focused on being faster with a big kite. luv istt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 you guys need an airstrip... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Truth Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 Why so we can have a tacking duel?, As a general rule of thumb , an airstrip will face into the wind, taxi ways are better, but shorter and generally leading towards large solid things like buildings. As to when depowerables can along statement, I am struggling with this statetement as well because your depowerable kite argument has the problem you mentioned, as they decrease the lift to depower but the drag portion in the equation remains higher as parasitic drag is fixed so they become less efficient,and can't rememeber ever seeing one out-perform, someone show me. To my warped mind this makes them less likely to be the faster on a speed run, don't know about racing in an upwind downwind situation, the extra size you can utilise maybe an advantage. luv istt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Joel Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 To my warped mind this makes them less likely to be the faster on a speed run, don't know about racing in an upwind downwind situation, the extra size you can utilise maybe an advantage. Nigel achieved 98.5 KM/H earlier this year on a 6m Peter Lynn Phantom. I'd say that's quite fast Would a fixed bridle yakuza gone faster in that wind ? Not sure.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 Why so we can have a tacking duel?, As a general rule of thumb , an airstrip will face into the wind, taxi ways are better, but shorter and generally leading towards large solid things like buildings. luv istt Well i guess the only time an airstrip would be closed down is when there is a STRONG crosswind....? Peace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyMac Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 Or you have an international airstrip which has been put on hold like we have here in the Whitsundays! (what is the fine for trespassing??) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeyethewelder Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 I've joined the club http://pic7.piczo.com/Popeyethewelder/?g=39541542&cr=7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitefettish Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 I wave found two web sites that have pages dedicated to speed on buggies, the first is buggybags.co.uk and the second is whitsundaykiters.com on the second you will see billymacs effort of 55kph, but there are faster speeds on that site. Carl has 82kph, Peter has 73.8kph, and Ian has 68.7kph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeyethewelder Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 Carl has 82kph thats me...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 I wave found two web sites that have pages dedicated to speed on buggies, the first is buggybags.co.uk and the second is whitsundaykiters.com on the second you will see billymacs effort of 55kph, but there are faster speeds on that site. Carl has 82kph, Peter has 73.8kph, and Ian has 68.7kph And i can put my hand up for the 73.8kph back on the 29th of December 2006, I can also verify BillyMac's speed of 55kph, as i was coming up behind him doing 65 just as he got the speed wobbles, hit some huge holes in the sand and flipped the buggy half a dozen times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Joel Posted July 6, 2007 Report Share Posted July 6, 2007 I should be right up there too if it wasn't for Nigel's bloody dodgy and rigged GPS. http://www.extremekites.com.au/forums/showpost.php?p=24785&postcount=13 On a standard flexi bug Ahh well, i'll have his 6m Phantom soon enough My high wind race kite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel Posted July 6, 2007 Report Share Posted July 6, 2007 The 6m Phantom is about to be replaced with a 7m Scorpion, so yes Joel, you might get a good speed record. Just make sure you borrow my GPS again, or bring your own batteries:p I can't help that they ran out in the last 20 minutes of the day:rofl: Now just need some good conditions for another attempt on cracking my top speed, with my new kite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinbad Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 First page is now updated http://www.extremekites.com.au/forums/showthread.php?p=24941#post24941 I have scanned the 10 pages of threads and picked out the top ten speeds, sorry if i missed anyone I'm only human Post on here any new times and Photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 :laugh2::laugh2:, i just saw that 'Nigel' smilie , he looks like an imperial star trooper, 'may the force be with you' :yahoo:and i'm 4th, but for how long ????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeyethewelder Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 here's another for you 84.1kph http://pic7.piczo.com/Popeyethewelder/?g=41658108&cr=7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 Well done Carl, keep it going mate and you might get up to Nigel's speed. I'm hoping that this list only allows the highest speed from each pilot, and if so i'm still up there in 4th, but a long way behind speed wise. will see what tomorrow brings, forecast is still shit hot. Congrats mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davidov Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 94.1 km/h with an samurai 2.0 90.3 km/h with an yakuza 2.7 Cheers david Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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